Fire causes smoke damage to Albion home on East State Street
Photo by Tom Rivers
ALBION – A fire in the living room of a house at 450 East State St. caused smoke damage to the home.
Firefighters were dispatched to the scene at 11:34 p.m. Collin Aquina, the owner of the house, had just returned from working the second shift. He came home to a house with lots of smoke.
Aquina, 22, just bought the house in October.
Albion Fire Chief Jeremy Graham said firefighters were able to knock the fire down quickly and keep it from spreading. Graham said there is a lot of smoke damage. The photo shows fans in the doorways and open windows to try to ventilate the building.
Albion code enforcement officer Chris Kinter was on the scene at about 12:30 a.m. to assess the condition of the house.